NOS Batteries

[EvilCapitalist]

Earlier this week in another episode of "let's kill some time and boredom by window shopping on eBay" I saw that I can pick up NOS batteries for the dual USB iBook / iceBook very inexpensively.  I know that won't be the case forever (see just about any pre-G3 PowerBook), so is it worth it to pick up a couple NOS batteries and not open/use them until my existing ones die?  I know batteries degrade eventually though use no matter what you do, but does the same hold true if they've never been used?  The newest versions are already ~12 years old and it's not like Apple is going to be making any more of them.  I know aftermarket batteries will likely be an option for a little bit longer after the NOS OEM stocks dry up, but I've had bad experiences with the aftermarket versions and would prefer to stay straight OEM if I can help it.

 

[FacnyFreddy]

Depends.

Pismo and older books could take new(er) cells just fine as there were no "counters" on the logic board.

I did "recell" a battery for my PB 5300ce (contacts were bad, so, the job was more of a "proof of concept").

 

[Charadis]

I don’t know for sure, but I’ve read that as long as the battery has never been charge, it can be stored for long periods of time...might be for a specific kind of battery though? I’d have to dig up that article 

 

[beachycove]

Pismo ... could take new(er) cells just fine as there were no "counters" on the logic board.

Is this correct, does anyone know?

 

[FacnyFreddy]

If you look inside the Pismo battery, there is no circuitry for a "counter".  I have taken a factory battery and recharged it at least 30 times and the counter is not changed.